Mount Tabor Day Centre Inaugurated
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 a new day centre for children with intellectual disability was inaugurated in Tabora, Tanzania.
On Saturday, 14 January 2017 a new day centre for children with intellectual disability was inaugurated in Tabora, Tanzania.
In the presence of the children, the teachers, many parents and friends of the Brothers of Charity, the extension of the Saint Peter’s School was solemnly inaugurated and consecrated on Thursday, 22 December 2016.
On the occasion of Christmas and New Year, Bro. René Stockman has written his annual Christmas Letter. Read it here.
The latest issue of Deus Caritas Est, the congregational periodical of the Brothers of Charity, is out. Forty pages of information and reflections on spirituality and the apostolic works of the Brothers of Charity.
From 2 to 6 December 2016, the General Council met with the provincial superiors for their annual meeting. This time, Indonesia was chosen as the meeting place.
In conclusion of the General Assembly of the Union of Superiors General (USG), the superiors general were received in audience by Pope Francis. The audience took place in the Synod Hall where the Pope engaged in dialogue with the attending superiors general for three hours in a very informal and friendly manner.
The Congregation of the Brothers of Charity is delighted with the creation of Mgr. Jozef De Kesel, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, Belgium as Cardinal by Pope Francis.
On World Mental Health Day, the 5th Dr. Guislain Award ceremony was held in New York. The Dr. Guislain Award is a joint initiative of the Museum Dr. Guislain of the Brothers of Charity and Janssen Research & Development.
The Museum Dr. Guislain in Ghent celebrated its 30th anniversary on Friday, 7 October with an academic session and a series of activities, during which the audience was introduced to the museum’s wide-ranging collection.
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, Fracarita International, in association with the World Health Organization and the World Council of Churches, and under the chairmanship of the Belgian Ambassador to the United Nations, organized a seminar on the topic of ‘Breaking the Chains of Stigma in Mental Health; Restoring Human Dignity for Persons with Mental Illness’.